Yankees Tell Babe Ruth He Can’t Drink In His Contract

You may know the famous $100,000 number that the Yankees paid in order to secure George Herman Ruth from the Red Sox, but did you know about the stipulations in the first contract he signed with the club three years later?

Yes, the Yankees paid six figures for Babe Ruth, but he was still under the contract he signed with the Red Sox before the trade. So, when the Yankees resigned him in 1922, they wanted to make sure they had the historic home run hitter reeled in as much as possible.

According to TMZ.com, The Yankees signed the Babe to a 3-year, $156,000 contract. In the contract, the team stated that the Sultan of Swat must, “refrain entirely from the use of intoxicating liquors and that he shall not during the training and playing season in each year stay up later than 1 o’clock A.M. on any day without the permission and consent of the club’s manager.”

It’s no secret that Ruth was an eccentric player who lived fast. I doubt Ruth was able to live by these rules, but as long as he kept hitting home runs, the Yankees really couldn’t stop him.

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The contract will be auctioned on October 6^th. Based on how expensive past Ruth memorabilia has been, this contract should hit six figures easily.